Words that rhyme with curie

  • ab
    n 1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Bachelor of Arts, BA, Artium Baccalaurens, AB] 2: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) [syn: Ab, Av] 3: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab] 4: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens [syn: AB, type AB, group AB]
  • absentee
    n 1: one that is absent or not in residence
  • accusatory
    adj 1: containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" [syn: accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive]
  • actuary
    n 1: someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) [syn: statistician, actuary]
  • addressee
    n 1: one to whom something is addressed
  • adjudicatory
    adj 1: concerned with adjudicating [syn: adjudicative, adjudicatory]
  • adoptee
    n 1: someone (such as a child) who has been adopted
  • aerie
    n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry] 2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
  • agree
    v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord] [ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue] 2: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" 3: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord] 4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree] 5: show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English" 6: be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me" 7: achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
  • alee
    adv 1: on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"
  • allegory
    n 1: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: fable, parable, allegory, apologue] 2: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea [syn: emblem, allegory] 3: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
  • ambulatory
    adj 1: relating to or adapted for walking; "an ambulatory corridor" 2: able to walk about; "the patient is ambulatory" [syn: ambulant, ambulatory] n 1: a covered walkway (as in a cloister); "it has an ambulatory and seven chapels"
  • amputee
    n 1: someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
  • anemone
    n 1: any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves [syn: anemone, windflower] 2: marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton [syn: sea anemone, anemone]
  • anomie
    n 1: personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation [syn: anomie, anomy] 2: lack of moral standards in a society [syn: anomie, anomy]
  • anticipatory
    adj 1: in anticipation [syn: anticipatory, prevenient]
  • apery
    n 1: the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: apery, mimicry]
  • apogee
    n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" [syn: apogee, culmination] 2: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth [ant: perigee]
  • appointee
    n 1: an official who is appointed 2: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn: appointee, appointment]
  • assignee
    n 1: (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
  • attendee
    n 1: a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: attendant, attender, attendee, meeter]
  • auditory
    adj 1: of or relating to the process of hearing; "auditory processing"; "an audile person" [syn: auditory, audile, auditive]
  • axletree
    n 1: a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve
  • banshee
    n 1: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death [syn: banshee, banshie]
  • be
    n 1: a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element [syn: beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4] v 1: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" 2: be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house" 3: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" 4: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" [syn: exist, be] 5: happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen" 6: be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" [syn: equal, be] [ant: differ] 7: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be] 8: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" [syn: be, follow] 9: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: embody, be, personify] 10: spend or use time; "I may be an hour" 11: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: be, live] 12: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" 13: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: cost, be]
  • bee
    n 1: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species 2: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
  • blurry
    adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy]
  • bootee
    n 1: a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) [syn: bootee, bootie]
  • bourgeoisie
    n 1: the social class between the lower and upper classes [syn: middle class, bourgeoisie]
  • bowery
    adj 1: like a bower; leafy and shady; "a bowery lane" n 1: a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
  • brewery
    n 1: a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
  • brie
    n 1: soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
  • bumblebee
    n 1: robust hairy social bee of temperate regions [syn: bumblebee, humblebee]
  • burry
    adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny]
  • calliope
    n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry 2: a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard [syn: calliope, steam organ]
  • carefree
    adj 1: free of trouble and worry and care; "the carefree joys of childhood"; "carefree millionaires, untroubled financially" [syn: carefree, unworried] 2: cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go- lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy]
  • category
    n 1: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" [syn: class, category, family] 2: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
  • cc
    adj 1: being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: two hundred, 200, cc] n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]
  • centaury
    n 1: any of various plants of the genus Centaurium 2: any plant of the genus Centaurea
  • chichi
    adj 1: affectedly trendy and fashionable n 1: someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way 2: elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word]
  • chickadee
    n 1: any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America
  • chickpea
    n 1: the seed of the chickpea plant [syn: chickpea, garbanzo] 2: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds [syn: chickpea, chickpea plant, Egyptian pea, Cicer arietinum] 3: large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried [syn: chickpea, garbanzo]
  • circulatory
    adj 1: of or relating to circulation [syn: circulative, circulatory] 2: relating to circulatory system or to circulation of the blood
  • clearstory
    n 1: part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light [syn: clerestory, clearstory]
  • clerestory
    n 1: part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light [syn: clerestory, clearstory]
  • cod
    adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery] adj 1: payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: collect, cod] n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase] 2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached [syn: cod, codfish] 3: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: cod, codfish] v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across] 2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]
  • conciliatory
    adj 1: making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet" [syn: compromising, conciliatory, flexible] [ant: inflexible, sturdy, uncompromising] 2: intended to placate; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit" [syn: conciliatory, conciliative] [ant: antagonistic]
  • condemnatory
    adj 1: containing or imposing condemnation or censure; "a condemnatory decree" [syn: condemnatory, condemning]
  • conferee
    n 1: a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were conferred; the conferees were..." 2: a member of a conference
  • confirmatory
    adj 1: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying]
  • congratulatory
    adj 1: expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune; "a congratulatory telegram"; "the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent"; "a gratulatory address" [syn: congratulatory, gratulatory]
  • conservatory
    n 1: the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts 2: a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts [syn: conservatory, conservatoire] 3: a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner [syn: conservatory, hothouse, indoor garden]
  • contemporary
    adj 1: characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine" [syn: contemporary, modern-day] 2: belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders" [syn: contemporary, present-day(a)] 3: occurring in the same period of time; "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart" [syn: contemporaneous, contemporary] n 1: a person of nearly the same age as another [syn: contemporary, coeval]
  • coppery
    adj 1: of something having the color of copper [syn: coppery, copper colored]
  • corroboratory
    adj 1: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying]
  • cosignatory
    adj 1: signing jointly with others n 1: one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration) [syn: cosigner, cosignatory]
  • crematory
    n 1: a mortuary where corpses are cremated [syn: crematory, crematorium] 2: a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes [syn: crematory, crematorium, cremation chamber]
  • curry
    n 1: (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice v 1: season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking 2: treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather" 3: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" [syn: dress, groom, curry]
  • de
    n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE]
  • debauchee
    n 1: a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained [syn: libertine, debauchee, rounder]
  • debris
    n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus]
  • decree
    n 1: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript] v 1: issue a decree; "The King only can decree" 2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" [syn: rule, decree]
  • defamatory
    adj 1: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous]
  • degree
    n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree, grade, level] 2: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: degree, level, stage, point] 3: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" [syn: academic degree, degree] 4: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" [syn: degree, arcdegree] 5: the highest power of a term or variable 6: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" 7: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
  • deportee
    n 1: a person who is expelled from home or country by authority [syn: exile, deportee]
  • depository
    n 1: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping [syn: depository, deposit, depositary, repository]
  • derogatory
    adj 1: expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house" [syn: derogative, derogatory, disparaging]
  • detainee
    n 1: some held in custody [syn: detainee, political detainee]
  • devotee
    n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover]
  • diary
    n 1: a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations [syn: diary, journal] 2: a personal journal (as a physical object)
  • dilatory
    adj 1: wasting time [syn: dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey]
  • disagree
    v 1: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: disagree, differ, dissent, take issue] [ant: agree, concord, concur, hold] 2: be different from one another [syn: disagree, disaccord, discord] [ant: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally]
  • discriminatory
    adj 1: being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge" [syn: prejudiced, discriminatory] [ant: impartial, unprejudiced] 2: containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons" [syn: discriminatory, invidious] 3: capable of making fine distinctions [syn: discriminative, discriminatory] 4: manifesting partiality; "a discriminatory tax"; "preferential tariff rates"; "preferential treatment"; "a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting" [syn: discriminatory, preferential]
  • divorcee
    n 1: a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband [syn: divorcee, grass widow]
  • dormitory
    n 1: a college or university building containing living quarters for students [syn: dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence] 2: a large sleeping room containing several beds [syn: dormitory, dormitory room, dorm room]
  • dory
    n 1: a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled [syn: dinghy, dory, rowboat] 2: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: walleye, walleyed pike, jack salmon, dory, Stizostedion vitreum] 3: marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters
  • dowry
    n 1: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage [syn: dowry, dowery, dower, portion]
  • draftee
    n 1: someone who is drafted into military service [syn: draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer]
  • drapery
    n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall] 2: cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
  • dupery
    n 1: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on]
  • emcee
    n 1: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: master of ceremonies, emcee, host] v 1: act as a master of ceremonies [syn: emcee, compere]
  • enlistee
    n 1: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn: recruit, enlistee]
  • ennui
    n 1: the feeling of being bored by something tedious [syn: boredom, ennui, tedium]
  • enquiry
    n 1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation] [ant: answer] 2: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" [syn: inquiry, enquiry, research] 3: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest [syn: inquiry, enquiry]
  • escapee
    n 1: someone who escapes
  • esprit
    n 1: liveliness of mind or spirit
  • expiry
    n 1: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: termination, expiration, expiry] 2: the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" [syn: death, decease, expiry] [ant: birth, nascence, nascency, nativity]
  • extemporary
    adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed]
  • eyrie
    n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry] 2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
  • fee
    n 1: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services 2: an interest in land capable of being inherited v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung]
  • fiery
    adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid] 2: like or suggestive of fire; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere" [syn: fiery, igneous] 3: very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions" [syn: fiery, flaming]
  • flea
    n 1: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
  • flee
    v 1: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: flee, fly, take flight]
  • floury
    adj 1: resembling flour in fine powdery texture; "a floury clay"
  • flowery
    adj 1: of or relating to or suggestive of flowers; "a flowery hat"; "flowery wine" 2: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton [syn: flowery, ornate]
  • fop
    n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
  • foresee
    v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee] 2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: envision, foresee] 3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
  • free
    adv 1: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" [syn: loose, free] adj 1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" [ant: unfree] 2: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" [ant: bound] 3: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission" [syn: complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p), gratuitous] 4: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane" 5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: detached, free] 6: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man" [ant: unfree] 7: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: spare, free] 8: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn: barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent] 9: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: free, loose, liberal] n 1: people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" [syn: free, free people] v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant: confine, detain] 2: relieve from; "Rid the house of pests" [syn: rid, free, disembarrass] 3: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" [syn: dislodge, free] [ant: deposit, lodge, stick, wedge] 4: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve, free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement] 5: make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: free, release] 6: free from obligations or duties [syn: free, discharge] 7: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" [syn: free, disengage] [ant: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude] 8: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: absolve, justify, free] [ant: blame, fault] 9: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up] 10: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition [syn: release, free, liberate] 11: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze, free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize]
  • friary
    n 1: a monastery of friars
  • frippery
    n 1: something of little value or significance [syn: bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity]

See also curie definition and curie synonyms